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SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit – video (opens The Guardian US)
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The top part of SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable…

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SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit – videoThe top part of SpaceX’s megarocket Starship returned to its Texas launch tower on Saturday, a milestone in the company’s efforts to make the craft suitable…
CNBCC
SpaceX catches upper stage of Starship rocket in historic firstStarship Test Flight 15 marked the first time Elon Musk's company tried to catch both the booster and upper stage of the rocket.
BBC NewsC
SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to EarthSpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Le MondeU
SpaceX pulls off first-ever spaceship 'catch''That was the Holy Grail of space flight,' SpaceX spokesman Dan Huot said of the first-ever recovery of a spaceship as it returned to its launch site following…
Ars TechnicaC
SpaceX returned its Starship rocket on Saturday—but there's a catchIt felt like stepping into the future.
UPIC
SpaceX catches Starship at launch tower for first timeSpaceX caught its Starship spacecraft at its launch tower, the first time the company has recovered the upper stage of a rocket after a flight.
Daily MailR
Elon Musk's SpaceX makes history with incredible pinpoint Starship landing in Texas as NASA boss praises 'magic' featAstonishing footage emerged shortly after the feat on Saturday showing the Starship descending slowly over a launch pad and being caught between the two arms.
The HillC
SpaceX catches Starship for first time, drawing praise in WashingtonSpaceX’s Starship aircraft successfully touched back down at a South Texas launch site Saturday afternoon — marking a historic milestone in the aerospace…
France 24U
SpaceX makes rocketry history by recapturing massive reusable rocketshipAfter failing to catch a booster yesterday, SpaceX managed to recapture its massive reusable rocketship, "Starship" for the first time. Smaller previous models…
EuronewsU
Watch: SpaceX catches Starship in midair on return to launch towerSpaceX's Starship spacecraft was successfully caught by giant mechanical arms at its Texas launch tower after a 22-hour journey, marking the first successful…
Space.comC
What's next for SpaceX's Starship after epic Flight 15 chopsticks catch?SpaceX just made spaceflight history, catching the upper stage of its Starship megarocket when it returned to Earth. But Starship still has some pretty big…
The IndependentLL
SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit for first timeSpaceX officials stated that Saturday’s catch proves the total reusability of Starship, which is intended for lunar and Martian travel